豳 (bīn) - Bin — an ancient place name in present-day & refers to the ancient state of Bin from

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豳 · bīn

Bin — an ancient place name in present-day Shaanxi province;

refers to the ancient state of Bin from the Zhou dynasty period.

Bin — an ancient place name in present-dayrefers to the ancient state of Bin from

Usage highlights

Bin regionDuke of BinBin OdesBin stateBin countyBin style

Synonyms

  • 邠— alternative character for Bin (place name)

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • The ancient state of Bin was located in present-day Shaanxi (豳州).
  • The Duke of Bin was an important figure in early Zhou history (豳公).
  • The Book of Songs contains poems about Bin (豳风).
  • Archaeological sites have been discovered in the Bin region (豳地).

Collocations

  • Bin region(豳地)
  • Duke of Bin(豳公)
  • Bin Odes(豳风)
  • Bin state(豳国)
  • Bin county(豳县)
  • Bin style(豳体)

Idioms

  • The Odes of Bin(豳风)
  • The Duke of Bin's teachings(豳公之训)
  • Bin's agricultural traditions(豳农之俗)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Bin was an important early settlement of the Zhou people before they established the Zhou dynasty.
  • The 'Bin Odes' section in the Book of Songs contains folk songs from the Bin region.
  • Bin represents one of the cultural origins of Chinese civilization in the Yellow River valley.

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